Councilmembers Ferry Concerned about Five-Borough Boat Plan: Report
PHOTO: An exclusive New York Daily News report has revealed that several members of the City Council are worried that the de Blasio administration’s Citywide…
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Howard Beach Homeowners Sign with Sandy Firm to Fight FEMA Fraud; Retain attorneys featured at Forum flood insurance Town Halls
PHOTO: Nearly two-dozen Howard Beach homeowners have retained the services of attorneys Bill Kelly (seated at front table) and Brian Houghtaling (standing with laptop) as…
Addabbo Dishes Details on DOT Select Bus Service Tour
PHOTO: State Sen. Addabbo discussed the Select Bus Service plan with The Forum in Howard Beach on Tuesday. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza With…
Goldfeder Kicks off Summer Reading Challenge
Photo: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has called on area students to accept his 2015 Assembly Summer Reading Challenge. Photo Courtesy of Assemblyman Goldfeder’s Office Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
Official Urges MTA to Clean Bridge Parking Lot
Photo: After a harsh winter, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week called on the MTA to beautify the Cross Bay Bridge parking lot. File Photo. An area…
Goldfeder to National Grid: Review Gas Line Work
Photo: Following the release last week of a preliminary report by federal regulators into the 2014 gas explosion in Harlem that killed 8 people and injured…
Schumer, Goldfeder: Army Corps to Hold Rockaway Reformulation Meeting
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week announced, after their push, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public…
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Turner to Lead Queens GOP
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Turner will be named the next chairman of the Queens County Republican Party, according to a published report and several sources….
Projects, Voting Outreach Discussed at Participatory Budgeting Sessions
Participatory Budget Delegates, City Council staff and civic leaders in Woodhaven and Rockaway Park last week pared down the items which will appear on the…
Far Rockaway Gang Member Convicted
Lenard Crudup, reputed to be a member of the so-called Rowdy Gang, was convicted last week of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree reckless…
FEMA Cuts Recoupment Action for Sandy Victims at Rockaway Facility
Elected officials last week announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency would stop the Superstorm Sandy recoupment action for more than two-dozen residents at an…
Addabbo Adds Environmental Conservation to Committee Assignments
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) this week announced that he has been appointed to serve as a member of the Senate Standing Committee…
De Blasio Says Five-Borough Ferry is Coming… in 2017
The good news: Ferry service is coming back to Queens. The bad news: It won’t arrive until 2017. Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday used…
Bring Property Tax Workshops to Sandy Communities: Goldfeder
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) this week asked the city Department of Finance to add additional workshops in Howard Beach and the Rockaways to accommodate…
Even with Aid from FEMA Program, Dramatic Drop in Flood Insurance Rates Extremely Unlikely: City
Responding to a report in last week’s Forum detailing a federal program that could help reduce flood insurance rates in affected areas of the city,…